Klein, C.J., IIIBiggs, R.B.2010-02-152010-02-151988http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/221229 pgs.This report provides a relative classification of 82 U.S. estuaries and their susceptibility and status to pollution and highlights the eighteen systems under consideration for inclusion in EPA's National Estuary Program. It represents an overview synthesis of several years of work to characterize the physical and hydrologic features of our Nation's estuaries as it effects the retention and distribution of pollutant inputs.estuariespollutiongovernment policyfreshwater inflowclassification systemsenvironmental legislationnational estuary programBook